Coll 29/3 'Revision of pay and pensions of Persia and Persian Gulf establishments' [‎36v] (75/216)

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The clerical establishment of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
has increased, since 1928 (when a leave reserve was first
asked for) from 89 to 46. x The Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. suggests
that the leave reserve should be raised from 4 to 6 : the
Government of India consider that an increase from 4 to 5
would do, and asks sanction for this.
The general reasons why a leave reserve, and a rather
large one, is needed in the Gulf are well explained in
air a. Haworth's letter of ord January 1928, at P.7879/29;
paragraphs 14-15 of that letter which elaborate this point
deal mainly with the obsolete issues of the pre-1928
system of temporary postings and of proposals (not adopted)
for a training (as distinct from a leave) reserve. The
iolitical Resident’s letter of 25tii May, 1940, does not
mention any new grounds of hardship, e.g # heavier work
owing to the war, and though his aim, 4 months every 5 years
for everyone, is no doubt a good one, a draft letter
is submitted to the Foreign Office supporting the Government
of India’s less generous proposal.*
Financial secretary ,
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This includes
temporary posts
and is probably
a fairer measurei
of needs than the
increase in
permanent posts
given by the
Government cf
India as 27 to
57.
For your observations.
The expenditure amounts to approximately £140
rising to £250^ J
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